Overview
- Lesson Title: Economic Challenges in Africa-This is a report on African economic development and its challenges.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Economics/Politics
- ILR Level: 1+/2
- ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Reading
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2008
- ObjectID: HAUS_13085
Transcript
Bunkasuwar tattalin arzikin Afirka tana fuskantar kalubale daga fannoni da yawa
Bunkasuwar tattalin arzikin Afirka tana fuskantar kalubale daga fannoni da yawa sabo da hauhawar farashin hatsi da abubuwan konawa a kasuwannin kasashen duniya, da karancin wutar lantarki da kuma raguwar darajar kudi.
Bisa rahoton da aka bayar a gun dandalin tattalin arzikin duniya game da kalubalen Afirka an ce, daga cikin kasashe 86 na duk duniya wadanda suke samun kudin shiga kalilan da karancin abinci, da akwai rabinsu na kasashen Afirka ne. Kasashen Afirka ciki har da Mozambique da Kenya da Mauritaniya da Bourkina Faso da Kamaru dukkansu sun gumu da tashin hankali a wannan shekara sabo da hauhawar farashin hatsi.
Kwanan baya, karamar kungiyar samun ci gaban Afirka wadda take hade da shahararrun mutane 11 ciki har da tsohon babban sakataren MDD Mr. Kofi Annan, da tsohon shugaba Tony Blair na kasar Ingila, da tsohon manajan direktan kungiyar asusun kudin kasashen duniya ta bayar da wani rahoto mai lakabin "Alkawari da makoma game da bunkasuwar Afirka". Rahoton ya bayyana cewa, matsalar abincin duniya tana nan tana kara jawo barazana ga ci gaban tattalin arzikin da Afirka ta samu bayan kokarin da ta yi cikin shekaru da yawa, ya kamata kasashen duniya su dauki matakai domin kara samar da hatsi da yawa ga kasuwannin kasashen duniya, kuma su kara ba da babban taimakon kudi ga hukumomin kasashen duniya da abin ya shafa da gwamnatocin kasashe wadanda suke fama da karancin abinci, ta yadda za a kawar da mugun tasirin da ake jawo wa Afirka sabo da hauhawar farashin abinci a duniya.
A sa'i daya kuma, bisa ci gaban da Afirka ta samu cikin 'yan shekarun da suka wuce wajen tattalin arziki, bukatar da kasashe daban-daban suke yi a fannin wutar lantarka tana ta karuwa sosai. Kasar Afirka ta kudu kasa ce mafi girma wajen samar da wutar lantarki, ta taba fitar da wutar lantarki ga kasashen da ke makwabtaka da ita cikin dogon lokaci, amma yanzu yawan wutar lantarki da ta fitar bai ishe ta ita kanta ba, shi ya sa bunkasuwar tattalin arziki na kasar tana gamuwa da babban kalubale sabo da karancin wutar lantarki, haka kuma yana daurin talala ga kara samun bunkasuwar tattalin arzikin duk Afirka baki daya.
Ban da wannan kuma, matsin lambar da ake yi wa kasashen Afirka sabo da raguwar darajar kudi yana ta karuwa a kowace rana, wannan ya zama babban hani a bayyane ga samun karuwar tattalin arziki.
Glossary
| Hausa term | English meaning |
|---|---|
| abubuwan ƙonawa | "Things to burn" implies energy or fuel. |
| tashin hankali | "Mind-raising situation" refers to trouble, problems, or crises. |
| ƙaramar ƙungiyar samun ci gaban Afirka | "African Progress Panel" |
| Alkawari da makoma game da bunƙasuwar Afirka | "Africa's development: promises and prospects" |
| Kungiyar asusun ƙudin ƙasashen duniya | "International Monetary Fund" (IMF) |
| mugun tasiri | "Bad influence" or "impact" refers to a toll or loss sustained. |
| ita da kanta | "Herself" refers to _Kasar Afirka ta Kudu_; in Hausa, _kasa_ is a feminine noun and countries are usually refered to as _kasar_ + "name of country," which gives them the feminine gender. |
| a bayyane | "In a revealed way" refers to something being apparent or obvious. |
| daurin talala | "To keep under house arrest" or "to put on a leash" refers to hampering or slowing down in the text. |
Notes
Economic Challenges in Africa
1. The economies of African countries experienced growth over the past years from internal effort through strategic international trade and investment policies, revenue from natural resources, and the cooperation of international communities and institutions. Nevertheless, other factors that impact the global economy—financial crises, food crises, energy crises, and climate change—pose threats to Africa's economic development. The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Africa Progress Panel (APP) are active in addressing these issues.
The WEF is an independent international organization founded in 1971 by Klaus M. Schwab, a business professor in Switzerland. It gathers influential groups of business and political leaders, selected intellectuals, and journalists at its annual meeting in Davos, to discuss global issues and approaches to addressing sustainable socio-economic activities that promote the economic development of countries around the world. Regional meetings, like the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, are held around the world in an effort to engage leaders in partnership to address global issues and improve the state of the world.
Established in 2006, the APP evaluates and reports on progress in Africa to ensure the materialization of the international community's promises of reducing poverty throughout the continent. The APP is led by a panel of world figures, including former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is the chair; Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Great Britain; and Michel Camdessus, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum
http://www2.weforum.org/en/about/index.html
http://www.africaprogresspanel.org/english/objective.php
http://www.africaprogresspanel.org/pdf/2008%20Report.pdf
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS118415+16-Jun-2008+PRN20080616
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Umaru (2008, July 8). African economic growth faces challenges from many aspects. China Radio International, Hausa Service: (GMT+08:00) 2008-07-08 16:45:25 . Beijing: Radio China International.
http://hausa.cri.cn/1/2008/07/08/2s78916.htm
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Demonstrate your comprehension.
Content Description: This is a report on African economic development and its challenges.
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<stim>What audience is the report addressed to and what is its purpose?</stim>
<fdbk>The report informs the general public and, specifically, the China Radio International online readers. about the state of the African economy and the factors that pose a threat to its progress.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the source of the text, its type, and the topic developed. Please refer to the Notes for some insight.</hint>
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<stim>What information explains the impact of the global food crisis in Africa?</stim>
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<fdbk>Half of the world’s eighty-six underdeveloped countries that are affected by food shortage are African countries. Countries like Mozambique, Kenya, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and Cameroon are facing challenges due to rising food prices, according to the World Economic Forum's report.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the World Economic Forum on Africa's findings relating to the state of African countries amid the global crisis.</hint>
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<stim>How does South Africa's electricity problem illustrate the state of Africa's economy?</stim>
<fdbk>South Africa used to supply electricity to the neighboring countries in the region; it is now struggling to meet its own supply demands.</fdbk>
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<hint>Read the last two paragraphs and think about the phrase _ɗaurin talala_. Please refer to the Glossary and the Notes for insight.</hint>
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<stim>How is the African Progress Panel depicted in the text?</stim>
<fdbk>The Panel's 11 prominent members with a biographic introduction of some of them, the declaration of the Panel regarding the cooperation of world's leaders in addressing global crises, in general and specifically Africa's issues , give a description of the APP and its purpose.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the names of the panel's members and the reference to the APP report. Please refer to the Notes and Learn More sections for insight.</hint>
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<stim>What is the central message of the report?</stim>
<fdbk>The main idea of the report is to explain the state of the African economy and the threats to the progress it has made in recent years, according to the World Economic Forum and the African Progress Panel reports. It also describes the African Progress Panel's call to the international community to multiply their efforts in tackling the issues.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the facts described by both institutions' reports regarding the state of the economy, the global crisis, and the role of the world's leaders. Please refer to the Notes for some insight.</hint>
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<type>L2_Cause-Effect</type>
<stim>What factors according to the World Economic Forum and Africa Progress Panel pose threats to the African economy?</stim>
<fdbk>Rising food prices, energy crises, insufficient electricity supplies, fiscal duties, and food shortages persist while half of the countries that are most affected are in Africa.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the statistics and the examples cited in the first half of the text. Please refer to the Notes for some insight.</hint>
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<stim>What is the larger goal of the Africa Progress Panel?</stim>
<fdbk>The larger goal is to address the global food, energy, and financial crises that impact African economic progress by pressing world leaders to multiply their efforts in assisting affected countries.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the African Progress Panel's report and its recommendations. Please refer to the Learn More section for insight.</hint>
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<note>1. "Alkawari da makoma game da bunkasuwar Afirka" (Africa's development: promises and prospects) is the 2008 report of the Africa Progress Panel. One of the organization's aims is to report on the progress made by the international community in achieving their commitments to provide aid to Africa in areas fundamental to the continent's development.
http://llnw.creamermedia.co.za/articles/attachments/14157_2008report.pdf
2. The prominent members of the Africa Progress Panel are leaders from different parts of the world with political and professional backgrounds.
http://www.africaprogresspanel.org/english/panelists.php</note>
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<note>1. _Hatsi_ is “corn” (Nigeria) or “millet” (Niger), a cereal and staple food of many West African societies; it may also be referred to as “food” in general.</note>
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<note>1. _Sun gumu_, in the sentence "Kasashen Afirka ciki har da Mozambique da Kenya da Mauritaniya da Bourkina Faso da Kamaru dukkansu sun gumu da tashin hankali...," refers to _sun gamu_.
2. _A gun_ (at) can also be _a wurin_, _ga_, _wa_ (towards..., to...).
3. _Ta_ in _...wutar lantarka (lantarki) tana ta karuwa sosai_ is used to imply persistence in this sentence, concerning a rising or persisting demand of electricity.</note>
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<note>1. _Matsin lamba_ (pushing to the edge, to harass)</note>
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